5.3" Grallator Variabilis Dinosaurs Tracks Foot Prints Jurassic Age France COA, Stand
Location: Languedoc Roussllion, France
Weight: 2 Pounds 4.4 Ounces
Dimensions: 9 Inches Long, 7.1 Inches Wide, 0.6 Inches Thick. (Matrix)
FootPrint Dimensions: 5.3 Inches Tall, 4.1 Inches Wide
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Lower Jurassic Age, 200 Million Years Old.
Grallator is an ichnogenus, indicating it is known only from footprints, with no associated fossil remains. The name means "stilt walker"; however, since no bones have been discovered, its leg length remains unknown. The prefix "Grallae" refers to long-legged wading birds like herons and storks. It is probable that Grallator Variabilis looked similar to a Coelophysis.
Fossilized Grallator footprints have been found in Canada, the northeastern United States, and Europe. These footprints are typically three-toed, measuring from two to six inches in length. Edward Hitchcock, who discovered them, named the genus in 1858. The shale and slate deposits in southern France, where these fossils were uncovered, likely represent low-lying or shallow tidal areas. As a theropod, Grallator was a carnivorous, egg-laying reptile. It was probably a solitary creature, as trackways usually indicate individual animals.
